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At a glance
- Coordinates
- 40°49′59″ N, 14°13′56″ E
About
The Villa Comunale is a park in Naples, Southern Italy. It was built in the 1780s by King Ferdinand IV (later known as Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies) on land reclaimed along the coast between the main body of the city and the small port of Mergellina. The park was originally a "Royal Garden", reserved for members of the royal family, but open to the public on special holidays such as the Festival of Piedigrotta. The park was opened to the general public on a permanent basis in 1869 after the unification of Italy.
The park houses the Anton Dohrn aquarium, a renowned scientific institution built in the 1870s. The seaside road, via Caracciolo, which now lies between the aquarium and the sea, is another more recent reclamation project added to the city in 1900 to provide another connecting road between the city and the suburbs to the west.
The Villa Comunale Park stretches over 1 km (0.62 mi) through an area of land between Pizzofalcone and Posillipo Hills and follows the curve of the bay from Piazza Vittoria to Piazza della Repubblica.
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Getting there
Napoli Piazza AmedeoTrain, nearest
600 m as the crow flies
Villa Comunale
Molo Mergelina900 m
Aeroporto di Napoli Capodichino7.4 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Villa Comunale?
Villa Comunale is in Naples, in the province of Napoli (Campania), Italy. GPS coordinates: 40.83300, 14.23220.
What else is there to see near Villa Comunale?
Nearby you’ll find: Palazzo Caravita di Sirignano (100 m away), Museo Diego Aragona Pignatelli Cortes e Museo delle Carrozze (200 m away), Palazzo Ruffo della Scaletta (200 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- Interno della Villa Nazionale — Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- Napoli - Villa Comunale — Armando Mancini, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Napoli Villa comunale 1040940-2 — Lalupa, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Villa Comunale di Napoli100 3011 — Johnnyrotten, Public domain
- Obelisco Villa comunale — Baku, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Villa Comunale - panoramio (2) — Mister No, CC BY 3.0
- Oreste Elettra Napoli — Baku, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Villa da Piazza Vittoria — Baku, CC BY-SA 3.0
- GiambattistaVicoStatueNaples — IlSistemone, CC BY-SA 3.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences